Treaty No. 6 Recognition Day

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Mayor Don Iveson and City councillors, invites Edmontonians and all citizens of Alberta’s Treaty No. 6 territory to join him in hosting Treaty No. 6 First Nations leaders at City Hall in honour of Treaty No. 6 Recognition Day.

The City of Edmonton created Treaty No. 6 Recognition Day in 2013 to commemorate the signing of Treaty No.6 between the Plains, Wood Cree, Nakota, Saulteaux and Dene people and the Crown at Fort Carlton on August 23, 1876.

Edmonton was founded in Treaty No. 6 territory. Treaty No. 6 Recognition Day recognizes Edmonton’s connection with the First peoples of this land.

The Mayor invites the Grand Chief of the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations, and the Chiefs of all 18 Treaty No. 6 First Nations, to City Hall.

Mayor and Council, the Grand Chief and the Chiefs of Treaty No. 6 First Nations start the day with traditional ceremony. This year, a flag-raising will be held on Sir Winston Churchill Square before the public event and reception in City Hall.

The Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations flag flies outside City Hall for one week following Treaty Six Recognition Day. The Confederacy flag also permanently hangs in the City Room of City Hall to officially acknowledge that Edmonton lies within Treaty 6 territory.

Treaty No. 6 Recognition Day is planned in partnership by the City of Edmonton, through its Indigenous Relations Office (IRO), and the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations. Treaty No. 6 Recognition Day is one of a range of initiatives shared between the City and the Confederacy. The working relationship between the organizations was formalized through the Memorandum of Cooperation and Dialogue in 2012.